Books like Finders Keepers by Mark Bowden

In an alternate present-day Alaska, Detective Eli Ratner investigates a murder that unearths the political and cultural legacy of a Jewish refuge founded in 1941.

James Frey's raw, first‑person memoir of addiction and recovery, offering an unflinching look at his struggle with opioids and the brutal path to sobriety.

Killing Pablo chronicles the coordinated pursuit by U.S. and Colombian authorities, intelligence, and Los Pepes that led to the downfall of drug lord Pablo Escobar and the dismantling of his cartel.

When Lina convinces the Boxcar Children that treasure lives in her attic, they set out to uncover it—but a mysterious rival is also after the same prize.

A revealing portrait of Allen Dulles, the CIA’s longest‑serving director, uncovering his influence over U.S. policy, covert operations, and alleged links to assassinations and global intrigue.

Stephanie Land’s memoir chronicles her descent into poverty and her determined climb back, offering a candid view of the hardships faced by single mothers in modern America.

An intimate autobiography of Elizabeth Wurtzel chronicling her descent into, struggle with, and eventual recovery from Ritalin addiction.

Seabiscuit, a 1938 racehorse with crooked legs and a simple tail, rose from obscurity to legend thanks to a determined trainer, owner, and jockey who transformed him into a champion.

Henry Crumpton, a former CIA counterterrorism officer, recounts his covert operations against al Qaeda and the Taliban, detailing the agency’s strategic shift in the Afghanistan war and its impact on U.S. national security.

A funny, heartbreaking memoir of Joe Queenan’s escape from a harsh 1960s Philadelphia housing project, driven by a tumultuous Irish‑Catholic family and a relentless pursuit of books, music, and mentors.

Elizabeth Hayes battles family and romance while protecting her Victorian mansion and antique business, but the arrival of Zachary Chalmers and the desires of her adopted son threaten to rewrite their lives.

446 pages ; 20 cm

On a clear night in June 2005, four Navy SEALs left their Afghanistan base for the Pakistani border on a mission to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader. This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell and that desperate battle in the mountains. It is the story of the teammates who fought ferociously beside him until he was the last one left. And it is the story of how, badly injured, Luttrell fought off assassins for four days before being taken in by a Pashtun tribe that risked everything to protect him from the Taliban.

A nonfiction chronicle of the decade‑long pursuit and eventual elimination of Osama bin Laden, detailing the evolution of U.S. counter‑terrorism tactics, intelligence integration, and the decisive SEAL raid in Abbottabad.

Twelve‑year‑old Goldie, a quick‑talking survivor, must use her cunning and thieving skills to rescue friends kidnapped by child‑stealers in the perilous City of Spoke.

A group of characters find solace in a shopping mall, where their desires and addictions collide.

Slave narratives are extremely rare, with only 55 post-Civil War narratives surviving. A mere handful are first-person accounts by slaves who ran away and freed themselves. Now two newly uncovered narratives join that exclusive group. Handed down through family and friends, they tell gripping stories of escape: Through a combination of intelligence, daring, and sheer luck, the men reached the protection of occupying Union troops. Historian Blight prefaces the narratives with each man's life history. Using genealogical information, Blight has reconstructed their childhoods as sons of white slaveholders, their service as cooks and camp hands during the Civil War, and their climb to black working-class stability in the North, where they reunited their families. In the stories of Wallace Turnage and John Washington, we find portals that offer a rich new answer to the question of how four million people moved from slavery to freedom.

Cat Marnell’s memoir chronicles her rise as a beauty editor at Lucky and other fashion magazines while battling prescription drug addiction, doctor shopping, and self‑destructive habits in New York’s nightlife and media world.

A true story of a fifteen‑year‑old who survived the streets and later earned a place at Harvard, inspiring a Lifetime film and a career in motivational speaking.

When a rumor that Blackbeard’s buried treasure lies near Tupelo Landing sparks a townwide pirate fever, Detective Mo LoBeau and her friends seize the case that could change their lives forever.